Step Back In Time For This South Dakota Frontier Christmas

There’s nothing like an old-fashioned Christmas, and Fort Sisseton State Park hosts a simply charming 1860s festival every year. In 2017, the Frontier Christmas celebration takes place on December 9th. You’ll find the park at 11907 434th Avenue in Lake City.

The fort is a rich piece of South Dakota history. Founded in 1864, the fort was an army outpost in what was then the Wild West. Today, it's a 35-acre state park with 14 of its original buildings still standing.

The Frontier Christmas celebration shows visitors what Christmas would have been like for the lonely soldiers who were stationed here in the mid-to-late 1800s.

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